O is for Orthops
Whilst they aren’t the most spectacular insects in Britain, I’m glad to have gotten to know them, just one of the common insect groups I’ve stumbled on this year which were hitherto unknown to me.
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Historical Records Track Gibbon Decline
Today, gibbons are some of China’s most threatened species, surviving in only a few remote forest patches in the far southwest of the country. All four species face extinction.
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Bushmeat Hunting Driving Biodiversity Loss
A new study has found that hunting for the bushmeat trade has dramatically reduced wildlife biodiversity in the forests near rural villages in Gabon, Central Africa.
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The Barnacle Goose and the Polar Bear – Two Species Linked by Climate Change
The future of these two popular species is far from certain. Two species of conservation concern clashing over the right to survive demonstrates the far-reaching impacts of global warming.
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Extinctions in the Black Forest
Rising temperatures and longer dry spells caused by climate change have already caused two species of plant to go extinct in the bogs of the Black Forest in Germany. Should conditions remain unchanged, scientists believe that ten more species will disappear by 2045.
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Impact of Climate Change on Primates
The world’s populations of monkeys, apes and lemurs will be seriously affected by climate change, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Primatology.
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